linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/8] gpio: tqmx86: introduce _tqmx86_gpio_update

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Message-ID: <37e3dff1-e901-4dfb-8f69-16947cb9fdf4@lunn.ch>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 14:31:49 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Matthias Schiffer <matthias.schiffer@...tq-group.com>
Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Gregor Herburger <gregor.herburger@...group.com>,
	linux@...tq-group.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8] gpio: tqmx86: introduce _tqmx86_gpio_update_bits()
 helper

> My intention was to mark functions that need to be called while holding the spinlock with a _
> prefix. Should I just remove the prefix and add a comment instead?

Yes.

You could also add sparse markup of the locks, or add an
assert_spin_locked(lock);

	Andrew